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My brother in law and I trusted Dennis with our mounts from our first safari. Though it definitely took time and patience, Dennis finished our mounts and delivered my brother in law's as recently as a month or so ago and mine were delivered prior to that.

Buck Wild...text message or telephone was the method of communication. I know others have had even longer waits and worse experience than us. I also know that in talking with Dennis personally, the truth and extent of what has transpired isn't known by the people that are talking about it...

My brother-in-law and I went on our first trip in the summer of 2018. As most we were super excited and we decided to use Dennis for our taxidermy. As I'm sure most of us know, Dennis nearly died and some of us have had issues ever since with our work that was in his hands. We were no...

I've been in touch with Dennis relatively consistently recently. He has shared photos of my finished mounts and I have delivery scheduled this coming week. Between my brother in law and I we have 13 or 14 animals with him plus some skins.

So...my brother in law and I went on safari in late June of 2018. From that trip, 13 or 14 animals went to Dennis to be mounted. We haven't seen anything yet and have been met with radio silence since January when he said that our mounts were just about finished and were drying. Anyone have any...

Good point. I apologize for that...here is more info on them along with a photo from one if the boxes: 17" diameter 9" width Chevy 1/2 ton 6 lug bolt pattern 4.5 back space

Wondering if anyone has interest in a new, never mounted set of 4 Weld bead lock wheels. These retail for just shy of $800 per wheel or $3,200 per set of 4. These can be yours for $500 per wheel $2,000 for the set. These are 6 lug and are Chevy/GMC pattern. Woukd be willing to entertain offers...

Not that it may make any difference on opinions, but here are the critters I cant wait to see again!

Thanks so much for the input and photos so far guys! I really appreciate it. All mounts will be in the basement area and will all likely be on the wall as we entertain quite a bit and have small children who always seem to have friends over running around. Good news is the entire basement has...

Following our first experience hunting Africa, our hides and horns have made their way to The Artistry of Wildlife for taxidermy. Now comes the hard job of choosing mounts/poses. Being a newbie to African mounts I would love some opinions on the best poses for the animals I will have on the...

Seeing the BIL's report he posted made me take a look back at mine. I'd sure be lying if I told you I didn't enjoy reliving this hunt everytime I read about it or see pictures! Hides and horns should be here any day and land in the hands of the Artistry of Wildlife studio and I CAN NOT wait to...

I would certainly second everything MizzouAg had to say. We had a trip that was better than even expected and I definitely give Somerby the credit for that. Hell, once the trip was over I'm not sure if MizzouAg and I, or our wives were talking about the next trip first! I posted my report on...

Also...the barrel is marked "IMPT BY STOEGER INC. N.J." if that makes any difference.

The gun does have the front and rear sight, the bluing appears to be nearly if not flawless and I would call the wood mid grade. It is not overly fancy with figure but also is not.lain and monotone. The pad is a light brown color and says SAKO down the butt. It forms also appear to have the...

Please also give me your thoughts on the reasonable price that rifle in good condition (only minor wear on the stock) would generally bring.

First I'll say that I have zero experience with Sako rifles but havent heard anything but good. Second, I have zero experience with the caliber. That being said, I am a gun lover and am officially hooked after my first trip to Africa this past summer. There is no doubt I will return, the...

My Nyala had a long horn of 25 7/8" and a final score of 66 3/8"

Again my brother in law and I shot almost equal animals with mine having a long horn of 22 1/8" and a total score of 55 5/8" and my brother-in-laws having a long horn of 22 1/8" and a total score of 56 1/8".

My black wildebeest scored just under 83".

The red Hartebeest scored just shy of 68"

My Gemsbok scored just shy of 91"

My Gemsbok scored just shy of 91"

My waterbuck had a long horn of 29 5/8" and was only 3/8" difference from my brother-in-law's in total score! What are the odds! My waterbuck scored 78 5/8".

Mine ended up scoring 45 3/8" with a long horn of 15 5/8" and my brother-in-law's was 45" with a long horn of 16 3/8".

Mine ended up scoring 45 3/8" with a long horn of 15 5/8" and my brother-in-law's was 45" with a long horn of 16 3/8".

He isn't the biggest kudu to ever walk the planet but I couldn't be happier with his 54". He is more than I expected and can't wait to see him again. At the end of the day his total score was 131".

He isn't the biggest kudu to ever walk the planet but I couldn't be happier with his 54". He is more than I expected and can't wait to see him again. At the end of the day his total score was 131".

Lodging was great at each different location. Great places and great people!

FYI...these are all our own personal pictures as I don't have the ones that Andre took on this computer. Needless to say his are much better!

All in all I'm not sure we could have asked for more from our first trip to Africa. We were had a great PH who was a real pleasure to spend several days with both in the bush and in camp, our wives enjoyed themselves and had a wonderful guide of their own, and from top to bottom we could not...

Last but not least my brother-in-law and I had an impala left on the list so we headed to another property for these and his Nyala. After he took a great Nyala we focused on impala. He took his first then I was up. We happened upon a good bull and everything happened fast on this one...

Next up was my Nyala. This was an animal that I was super excited about and we literally had not laid eyes on the entire trip. Once we decided to focus on hunting one it didn't take long before an opportunity presented itself. This Nyala happened to be at the same waterhole I took my kudu...

The next day the focus was my kudu. We hunted hard and saw several bulls but nothing that compelled Andre to say shoot. This may have been the most difficult one to hold off on for me. As I'm sure we would all say who have seen them in person, these are magnificent animals and even those that...

I felt a little bad about having a handful of animals down so I told Andre and my brother-in-law that he could have the first crack at a kudu. We spent the next couple of days focusing on that animal for him and in the mean time moved from the Free State about 5 hours north to Limpopo where we...

The next day brought another adventure for waterbuck and kudu. I honestly don't know how many waterbuck we saw while hunting or how many I thought looked really good for that matter, but I put my trust in Andre and waited until he said shoot. We finally reach a spot where my brother-in-law and...

So began the second morning of our trip and I was up as many more species on my list were to be found at this property than my brother-in-law's. We were focused on a waterbuck for me, but with a few others on my list we would take an opportunity if it presented itself. The second day's action...

Rewind the clock to the spring/summer of 2016...My brother-in-law and I are on the way to a Kansas City Royal's game with the wives. Hunting Africa has long been a dream of my brother-in-law. Somehow or another, between my house and the stadium it is decided that we are booking an African...

Hello all...I am the aforementioned brother-in-law that is also anxiously waiting for the next 15 months or so to pass by. I too am enjoying the forums and trying to soak up all the info I can get my hands on. I'm sure I'll be back with what I have no doubt will be stupid questions over the...